Monthly Archives: July 2013

Hurricane season has grown to last six months – running June through November. This means we are well into 2013′s hurricane season. Although the Eastern and Southern United States have seen their fair share of bad storms in the last few years, the most recent major hurricane to strike the U.S. was Hurricane Wilma in 2005. Surprisingly Hurricane Sandy in October of 2012 was not technically was not a hurricane, but a confluence of major Read More >

At any given time, work is taking place in hundreds of laboratories throughout the country to develop new and better ways of combating disease and protecting our health and well-being. As the results of this research becomes more widely known, how long does it take before this new information changes the actual practice of medicine in hospitals, clinics and physicians’ offices? According to the Institute of Medicine, it takes an average of 17 years for Read More >

This story from JD Harrison at the Washington Post highlights a new report from Ernst & Young that illustrates the economic impact of three tax proposals intended to help small businesses spur innovative research and development. The report indicates that the three tax revisions, if enacted together, could drive up research and development investments by more than $20 billion and create an estimated 623,000 new jobs at new and small firms. The report outlines the Read More >

This week, the National Organization of Rare Disorders (NORD) and more than 70 patient organizations sent a letter to key members of Congress in support of maintaining the Orphan Drug Tax Credit. Representing millions of American men, women and children suffering from rare diseases, the organizations voice strong support for the Orphan Drug Tax Credit (ODTC) and urge Congress to keep this critical tax credit in place as tax reform proposals are developed. According to Read More >

The ag biotech community – companies, scientists, health experts, farmers, industry organizations – have come together launching a new initiative to provide accurate information and answer the toughest questions about GMOs and how our food is grown. GMO Answers (www.GMOAnswers.com) is a new conversation, public Q&A, and central online resource for information on GMOs, their background, use in agriculture, and research and data in one easy-to-access public resource for the first time. “Food is personal, Read More >